Content Assist

If activated from a valid line of code in an editor, this command opens a scrollable list of available code completions. Some tips for using code assist are listed in the following paragraph:

• To navigate and select lines in the list please use the mouse or the keyboard (Up Arrow, Down Arrow, Page Up, Page Down, Home, End, Enter).
• Clicking or pressing Enter on a selected line in the list inserts the selection into the editor.
• You can access specialized content assist features inside Javadoc comments.

An example is shown below.

Common feature

Please refer to the Content/Code Assist in Java Development User Guide for detailed introduction.

Special feature

Auto add annotation

• Shortcut ("Alt + Shift + J")

Selecte the node which need annotation, type the shortcut.

• Type ";" to choose proposal in code assistant

Type ".", Code assistant appends the proposal and "." and then shows new proposal list after ".".

Type ";", Code assistant appends the proposal and ";" and appends annotation if the proposal's result type is not "void".

Type "Enter", Code assistant appends the proposal.

• Code assistant in comment area

• VJET Editor